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Citizens Bank Sponsors Independence County All-Star Steer Show

BATESVILLE – January 25, 2013 – Eleven area youths are participating in the 2013 Independence County All-Star Steer Show, which is now in its seventh year. This year, all the participants are from Cedar Ridge and Cave City, but the program is open to all Independence County FFA and 4-H members.

The youth recently gathered at the University of Arkansas Experiment Station near Cushman to select their calf (first photo below), which they will feed, groom and ultimately show at the Independence County Fair. Citizens Bank provided the steers so the youth would have no upfront costs to participate in the program.

Charles Kunkel, agriculture teacher at Cave City, describes the program (middle photo) and provides tips to the youth at the recent workshop.

In the bottom photo, Donna Hartsfield (left) from Cedar Ridge and her daughter, Karen Hartsfield, listen to Kunkel, with Corbin Mobley (foreground) from Cave City. Citizens Bank and Farm Bureau are the lead sponsors of the All-Star Steer Show.

About The Citizens Bank

Citizens Bank of Batesville was established in 1953 by a group of local businessmen who shared a vision of creating a bank that would be committed to serving the working people of Batesville and Independence County. Today, Citizens Bank is Independence County’s largest financial institution by market share, and has expanded its service area to include Lawrence, Randolph, Sharp and Stone counties. The bank operates 10 fully staffed financial centers in Batesville, Cave City, Imboden, Mountain View and Pleasant Plains.